Where does “uudenvuodenyö” come from?

uudenvuodenyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish uusivuosi, from Finnish vuosi, from Proto-Finnic vooci, from Proto-Finnic oote, from Proto-Uralic ëde — year.

uudenvuodenyö (Finnish): watchnight, New Year's night; the night between New Year's Eve and New Year's Day during which a new year begins

Definitions

  1. watchnight, New Year's night; the night between New Year's Eve and New Year's Day during which a new year begins

Ancestry of “uudenvuodenyö”, step by step

uudenvuodenyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uusivuosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusivuosiNew Year; New Year's Eve
2Finnishvuosiyear
3Proto-Finnicvoociyear
4Proto-Finnicoote—
5Proto-Uralicëdeyear

via Finnish yö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëde →Every word from Proto-Finnic oote →Every word from Proto-Finnic vooci →